Kitchen utensil attachment



A ril 30, 1935. A. H. TODD KITCHEN UTENSIL ATTACHMENT Filed April 28, 1934 Patented Apr. 30, 1935 UNITED STATES- 1,999,886 KITCHEN UTENSIL ATTACHMENT Augustus H. Todd, Fleischmanns, N. Y. Application April 23,1934, Serial No. 722,973

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments for kitchen utensils,

especially potato mashers, colanders, etc., and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment of thecharacter described which is in the nature of a protector which is adapted to arrest the contents of the potato masher or colander which are emitted laterally therefrom and direct said contents downwardly into a receptacle which is provided for the purpose in the usual manner.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the aforementioned character which may be expeditiously attached to and removed from the potato masher, colander or the like. 7 7

Other objects of the invention are to provide an attachment of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly emcient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:-

Figure l is a View in side elevation of an attachment in accordance with the present invention, showing the same mounted on a conventional potato masher.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical transverse section, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a View in bottom plan of theinvention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral l designates generally a conventional potato masher, said masher including a handle 2 which terminates, at its outer end, in a' substantially annularframe 3 which is provided with circumferential ribs 4.

Removably mounted in the frame 4 is a cup 5, the bottom and walls of which are perforated, as at 6. The reference numeral 7 designates a lever which is pivotally mounted on the frame 3, as at 8. A slidable ejector 9 is operable in the cup 5' and pivotally connected to the lever I, as at Ill. The embodiment of the present invention which has been illustrated comprises a tapered pro-- tector or shield l l of any suitable material, preferably metal, which is adapted to encircle the cup 5 in spaced concentric relation thereto below the frame 3. At its top, the shield H terminates in are ejected through the side openings thereof turned loops engageable with the groove. 5

an inturned spacing flange l2'which is engageable with the. cup 5 adjacent the frame. 3. At its lower end, the tapered shield ll terminates in an external'bead l3. J

Rigidly secured on diametrically opposite sides 5 v of the tapered shield H and extending upwardly therefrom is a pair of'resilient arms M which terminate, at their upperendain inturned loops it which are engageable with theframe 3 between the ribs 4 for detachably securing the at- 10 tachment in position on the potato masher. As is believed to be apparent, the beads or loops l5 are adapted to ride over the lowermost rib 4 when the .inventionis being attached or removed, the resilient arms i i permitting this operation. 5

In use, the masher l is held over a suitable receiving receptacle in the usual manner and the ejector 9 is forced downwardly. in the cup 5 through the medium of the lever l, as will be understood. The contents of the cup 5 which are arrested by the shield H and caused tofall by gravity intothe receptacle in a manner which is thought to be obvious. It will be noted that the shield ll extends belowthe bottom of the 25 cup 5. .Thus, in addition to' functioning as a. means for causing all of the contents of the cup 5 to be deposited in the receptacle, the attachment may also serve as a means for supporting the potato masher in elevated position thereby pre 3Q venting the cup Bfrom coming into contact with any surface upon which the masher may be placed.

It is believed that the-many advantages of a kitchen utensil attachment in accordance with J the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:-

l. A kitchen utensil comprising a perforated cup, an annular frame surrounding and supporting the cup, annular ribs on said frame forming a groove, a shield adapted to encircle the cup. in spaced relation thereto, aninturned spacing flange on the shield engageable with the cup, and means for removably securing the shield in position on the cup, said means including resilient arms secured to the shield and rising therefrom, said arms terminating, attheir upper ends, in in- 2. A kitchen utensil comprising a. perforated cup, an annular frame surrounding and supporting the cup, annular ribs on said frame forming a groove, a tapered shield adapted to encircle the cup in spaced, concentric relation thereto, an inturned flange on the upper end of the shield engageable with the cup for spacing the shield therefrom, resilient arms mounted on diametrically opposite sides of the shield and rising therefrom, and. inturned loops on the upper ends of the resilient arms engageable with the groove for removably securing the shield thereto.

AUGUSTUS H. TODD. 

